[Az-Geocaching] Fixing Garmin GPSr

[Steven Stringham]

Yes, if you had a GPSmap60 - now that would be just under the price of a 
new unit.

So, the bigger question is: what did you order?


Andrew Ayre wrote:
> Here is a reponse to balance the discussion out. My eTrex click stick
> failed, the screen started showing vertical lines, etc. Contacted Garmin and
> they asked the purchase date. It was just out of warranty so they wanted
> something like $150 to fix it - the cost of a new unit. YMMV.
>
> Andy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: az-geocaching-bounces at listserv.azgeocaching.com
> [mailto:az-geocaching-bounces at listserv.azgeocaching.com]On Behalf Of Jim
> Scotti
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 9:48 PM
> To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
> Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Fixing Garmin GPSr
>
>
> I had excellent results with having my old Legend repaired by Garmin years
> ago, so I'd contact them first directly on their website to make
> arrangements.  I don't suppose your unit is still under warranty - yeah,
> probably not.  But I've heard others with good stories about their repairs
> as
> well.
>
> Jim.
> (Team Scotti and a fellow Tucsonan, but alas the old Legend has been retired
> in favor of a 60CSx)
>
> On Tue, 12 Jun 2007, Team Nine Lives wrote:
>
>   
>> Hi all,
>>
>> We've got a Garmin GPSmap60 with an injured off/on switch.  It's getting
>> harder and harder to turn on and off.
>>
>> We've ordered a new unit, so now we can afford some downtime on the old
>> one.  We'd like to get it fixed if possible, but now we are out of
>> warranty.  What's our best option?  (We're in Tucson but I'd get it to the
>> Phoenix area if that was the only way.)
>>
>> Brad & Deb
>> Team Nine Lives
>>
>>     
>
> "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan
> ----------
> Jim Scotti
> Lunar & Planetary Laboratory
> University of Arizona
> Tucson, AZ 85721 USA                 http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~jscotti/
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